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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Scott White, Austin, TX (US);

James Cansler, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4586 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of recording television content is disclosed and includes receiving one or more television program search criteria from a set-top box device at a recurrent searching system. The method also includes storing the one or more search criteria at the recurrent searching system. Further, the method includes performing a first search of electronic program guide (EPG) data accessible to the recurrent searching system based on the television program search criteria and performing at least one additional search of EPG data accessible to the recurrent searching system based on the television program search criteria after the first search.


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